myEtymology.com: French etymology of ges

Etymology of the French word ges

the Old French word ges

derived from the Old French word get

derived from the Latin word iactus (throwing, hurling, cast)

derived from the Late Latin word iacere (to throw; lie; lie down; lie ill; throw, hurl, cast)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *yē-

English jess

Word found in Old French